2025 Softball Roster
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Garcia, Aleena
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Jersey Number 21
Aleena Garcia
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- High School:
- Whittier Christian HS
- Hometown:
- Pico Rivera, Calif.
Bio
2025
Garcia played in 17 games and made 15 starts in her freshman season … started all 15 games at shortstop … season was cut short after week three due to injury … registered a .333 batting average (13-for-39), .400 on-base percentage and .590 slugging percentage … recorded two home runs, two doubles and one triple … totaled nine runs batted in and 11 runs scored … finished her season with a 1.000 fielding percentage (50 TC) … ranked 10th in NCAA DI with 41 assists before being shut down … logged four multi-hit games … went 2-for-3 with her first career home run against No. 9 Oklahoma State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 14) … logged two hits and an RBI versus No. 23 Kentucky (Feb. 15) … drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk that brought in the game-tying run in the sixth inning versus No. 14 Alabama (Feb. 15) … opened the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with a pair of two-hit performances against No. 22 Missouri and No. 16 Nebraska (Feb. 20) … went 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored versus Missouri … went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBIs versus Nebraska.
High School
Garcia was a three-year letterwinner at shortstop for Whittier Christian High School (La Habra, Calif.) … two-time San Gabriel Valley Softball Player of the Year winner in 2023 and 2024 … named the Olympic League Player of the Year all three years … two-time All-CIF Southern Section Division 2 First Team honoree in 2023 and 2024 … named to the 2024 Los Angeles Times All-Star Softball Team … two-time All-Orange County First Team honoree in 2023 and 2024 … won three Olympic League titles, never losing a league game in her high school career … finished her three-year career with a .564 batting average (154-for-273), .628 on-base percentage, 1.117 slugging percentage, 98 RBIs, 148 runs scored, 26 home runs, 51 doubles and 11 triples … as a senior in 2024, recorded a .570 batting average (53-for-93), .664 on-base percentage, 1.236 slugging percentage, 37 RBIs, 51 runs scored, 13 home runs, 17 doubles and three triples … hit a game-tying, three-run homer when down to Whittier Christian’s final strike in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 quarterfinals her senior year … as a junior, led the San Gabriel Valley with a .653 batting average (66-for-101) and recorded a .685 on-base percentage, 1.198 slugging percentage, 39 RBIs, 61 runs scored, seven home runs, 24 doubles and five triples … coached by Dale Van Duyn … spent her freshman year during the COVID-19 pandemic at EM Speed and Power, a training facility in Rancho Cucamonga … played travel ball for the Corona Angels.
Personal
Born Aleena Rae Garcia in Bellflower, Calif. … parents are Maribel and Rudy … has two brothers, Aaron and Andy … Andy plays golf at CSU Dominguez Hills … chose UCLA because its connections “will set me up for life” … greatest athletic thrill is hitting a game-tying, three-run homer when down to Whittier Christian’s final strike in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 quarterfinals … famous athlete she admires most is Mookie Betts … hobbies include bowling and Spikeball … favorite UCLA athlete growing up was shortstop Briana Perez … favorite movies are Benchwarmers and The Blind Side … favorite teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Dodgers … major is psychology … pursuing a career as a mental performance coach.
Aleena Garcia’s Career Highs
Garcia played in 17 games and made 15 starts in her freshman season … started all 15 games at shortstop … season was cut short after week three due to injury … registered a .333 batting average (13-for-39), .400 on-base percentage and .590 slugging percentage … recorded two home runs, two doubles and one triple … totaled nine runs batted in and 11 runs scored … finished her season with a 1.000 fielding percentage (50 TC) … ranked 10th in NCAA DI with 41 assists before being shut down … logged four multi-hit games … went 2-for-3 with her first career home run against No. 9 Oklahoma State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 14) … logged two hits and an RBI versus No. 23 Kentucky (Feb. 15) … drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk that brought in the game-tying run in the sixth inning versus No. 14 Alabama (Feb. 15) … opened the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with a pair of two-hit performances against No. 22 Missouri and No. 16 Nebraska (Feb. 20) … went 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored versus Missouri … went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBIs versus Nebraska.
High School
Garcia was a three-year letterwinner at shortstop for Whittier Christian High School (La Habra, Calif.) … two-time San Gabriel Valley Softball Player of the Year winner in 2023 and 2024 … named the Olympic League Player of the Year all three years … two-time All-CIF Southern Section Division 2 First Team honoree in 2023 and 2024 … named to the 2024 Los Angeles Times All-Star Softball Team … two-time All-Orange County First Team honoree in 2023 and 2024 … won three Olympic League titles, never losing a league game in her high school career … finished her three-year career with a .564 batting average (154-for-273), .628 on-base percentage, 1.117 slugging percentage, 98 RBIs, 148 runs scored, 26 home runs, 51 doubles and 11 triples … as a senior in 2024, recorded a .570 batting average (53-for-93), .664 on-base percentage, 1.236 slugging percentage, 37 RBIs, 51 runs scored, 13 home runs, 17 doubles and three triples … hit a game-tying, three-run homer when down to Whittier Christian’s final strike in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 quarterfinals her senior year … as a junior, led the San Gabriel Valley with a .653 batting average (66-for-101) and recorded a .685 on-base percentage, 1.198 slugging percentage, 39 RBIs, 61 runs scored, seven home runs, 24 doubles and five triples … coached by Dale Van Duyn … spent her freshman year during the COVID-19 pandemic at EM Speed and Power, a training facility in Rancho Cucamonga … played travel ball for the Corona Angels.
Personal
Born Aleena Rae Garcia in Bellflower, Calif. … parents are Maribel and Rudy … has two brothers, Aaron and Andy … Andy plays golf at CSU Dominguez Hills … chose UCLA because its connections “will set me up for life” … greatest athletic thrill is hitting a game-tying, three-run homer when down to Whittier Christian’s final strike in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 quarterfinals … famous athlete she admires most is Mookie Betts … hobbies include bowling and Spikeball … favorite UCLA athlete growing up was shortstop Briana Perez … favorite movies are Benchwarmers and The Blind Side … favorite teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Dodgers … major is psychology … pursuing a career as a mental performance coach.
Aleena Garcia’s Career Highs
| At-Bats | 4 vs. Virginia (2/16/25) |
| Runs Scored | 2, Two Times (last vs. Missouri, 2/20/25) |
| Hits | 2, Four Times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/20/25) |
| Runs Batted In | 2 vs. Nebraska (2/20/25) |
| Doubles | 1, Two Times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/20/25) |
| Triples | 1 vs. Nebraska (2/20/25) |
| Home Runs | 1, Two Times (last vs. Missouri, 2/20/25) |
| Total Bases | 5, Three Times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/20/25) |
| Walks | 1, Five Times (last vs. Baylor, 2/22/25) |
| Sacrifice Flies | -- |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 vs. Charlotte (2/14/25) |
| Stolen Bases | -- |
| Hit-By-Pitches | -- |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
